ride sharing-- nat: would a bag of food help? chris beck: that would be great. thank you so much. it would be need another layer of a coat? i'm alright right now -- thank homeless***)"it means a lot. especially when you're freezing, cold and you just get hopeless out here." (zwissler (driving))"it started when i saw a gentle man sitting on 12th street back in october and he was sitting in the rain. not even trying to stay dry...i couldn't ignore it. i just offered him a little water, a little candy and an umbrella and he was genuinely appreciative." a moment of humanity she'd never forget. "you know i'm out there watching what's happening." thousands of people facing homelessness every day. nats: today i have food bags. i always have food bags with waterand hand warmers a little note. donations from friends that started out as one or two blankets -- turned to *this--passing them out as she works. "i haven't seen the top of my kitchen table for since. i absolutely blew my mind what people started doing." nats: i have a bottle of water in theredanny robb:

drink.zwissler: & some hand warmersrobb: wow that will work -and some chicken salad. while she says she can't magically fix everyone's situation--she can listen- be human-- (***danny robb-homeless***)"i don't know what to say really other than i'm blessed." and drive forward the *powerul feeling of *hope. "the sun is always going to come up. it's always going to come up so there's always another say. and you have to keep going you can't give up. i care about you, my friends care about you and that's why we're doing this." roe: now we did make it back safely and the looks on these people's faces were moment's where i can understand what keeps her doing this every day. reporting ra 9 oys. breaking right now.the kenton county school district is holding a news conference to address the arrest of a man by the name of derrick becker on child porn charges.that case is being handled by campbell county so we are digging into

kenton county.our evan millward is at the news conference now.he will join us live with an update as soon as he has more information. a butler county grand jury returned an indictment against a man accused of killing another man at an oxford trailer park. park.phillip zink is indicted for the murder of denver hubbard earlier this week. oxford police say zink stabbed hubbard over a drug deal.they say he also beat a woman hubbard was staying with.she survived the attack. authorities trying to serve a warrant at a cincinnati home found much more than their suspect.they went to the home on robertson avenue today looking for richard saylor. they found him, and a small, 1-pot meth lab.saylor is in police custody on the prior warrant, but drug charges could be coming. a philadelphia police officer is recovering tonight after he was shot, point blank, by a isis. this incredible video shows the moment the man fired into the police cruiser, shooting at least 11 times.police were

quickly.that's when, they say, he made his alarming confession. "he said that he follows the islamic state... religious teachings of allah, and he was called upon to do this. according to him, he believed that the police defend laws that are contrary to the teachings of the koran. " "police say the gun used in the ambuish was a police firearm that was stolen in 2013.investigators are trying to figure out how he got it, and if anyone helped him. we're also learning about a pair of suspects arrested and indicted by the feds for providing material and support to isis.this suspect you're looking at was arrested in texas, the other in california. both were born in iraq and came to the u-s as refugees. it is a huge weekend in the tri-state.the bengals playoffs, kinky boots at the aronoff just to name a few events.chief meteorologist steve raleigh is here with

while we still may see a few scattered showers tonight, mostly cloudy skies continue through tomorrow. the weekend may begin mostly dry, but a rainy bengals game transitions into light snow by sunday morning. this evening, hang onto the umbrella as a few showers will be around until midnight. temperatures will remain mostly steady in the upper 40s right through daybreak. now, let's talk about saturday for all you bengals fans. while we start our saturday forecast with cloudy skies and only slight rain chances, rain is likely to move in as we head into the evening hours. expect periods of heavy rain, especially during the game. in all, the tri-state could pick up nearly half an inch of rain on saturday. here's a better look at the entire day. it's time to show your stripes, or at least paint them.a symmes township man paints his traditional 40 foot bengals banner for every home

game is no different.our tony mirones caught up with him and learned, it's easier now than it was in the 90's. jeff wagner/bengals fan "thats the back of my head, i'm behind it you can see it. jeff wagner has a special place for his memories.jeff wagner/bengals fan"this is the closet thing to heaven for me, that environment is pure joy." his basement is covered with kids, cincininati, and ohhh wagner/bengals fan"this ones from the early 2000's featuring some of the banner shots."from framing photos, to collages he makes himself, wagner is all in.((nats)) ((nats))now he paints banners. ((nats))kind of like a high school cheerleader"in high school my wife was a cheerleader, she probably wouldn't appreciate you likening her to me. hahaha." but come on, for more than 30 years, he's made banners more than 40 feet long, and have messages of hope.he's not even sure why he does it.jeff wagner/bengals fan"it's a difficult question but the reality is you do things you like it's a labor of love it

weeks sign reads, these has been's again!!!burfict.((nats)) he started attending games with his dad and grandfather at the age of seven.jeff wagner/bengals fan"so there's a fine line between a die hard and a moron, and i crossed it during that period."he doesn't take himself seriously, but will protect the banner during the rain tomorrow.jeff wagner/bengals fan"i am going to put a weather coat over this paint so she doesnt run the whole game."his love for the bengals mimicks a marriage he says.jeff wagner/bengals fan "for better or for worse often it's not been bragging that your a bengals fan, it's a plea for help."win or lose tomorrow, he'll leave his banner behind,but take every family memory with him.tony mirones 9 on yourside,. 9 on your side has the playoffs covered ...first - watch the chiefs-texans game right here on nine on your side at 4:30 ...then around 7:30 -join tanya orourke and craig mckee for "playoff push" -- our pre game show -- to get

a post game show too-- with a special hour long edition of "sports of all sorts" after nine on your side at 11. mexico's most wanted drug lord, captured. captured.he became famous with his elaborate prizon escape, caught on camera.but tonight, el chapo's days of freedom are over. which came first, the aardvark or the egg?it's a race to be the first baby of 2016 at the cincinnati zoo. i'm john matarese... is your cell phone bill creeping up toward 200 dollars a month?i am on your side with simple ways to lower that bill for the new year. you're watching nine on your

6 months after his gutsy prison break that was caught on camera...the notorious mexican drug lord joaquin "el chapo" guzman has been captured. captured.el chapo is often called the "most powerful drug trafficker in the world." officials say he was caught by the mexican navy early this morning. while "el chapo" was taken into custody... they say several of those working on his side were killed. the ohio republican party formally endorsed governor john kasich's bid for the white house today. today.of course it's no surprise, but it's still important. ohio's presidential primary is on march 15th and the national gop convention is in cleveland

the cincinnati zoo's first baby of 2016 is here! here!it was actually a bit of a competition.on the left, you see a blue penguin egg about to hatch.on the right, an aardvark mama, ready to pop! pop!well, the baby penguin hatched first. the zoo took name suggestions through facebook and twitter and decided to name the chick "bowie" because today is david bowie's birthday.it's also elvis' birthday, but they already have a king penguin named elvis.mama aardvark, by the way, is still pregnant. your nine first warning forecast is coming up. torn apart....(sot)...."not just the immediate family, the

to the neighbors and all the other things that tie into what we're seeing with this addiction of heroin."a family shattered by heroin use... now the burden of caring for the children on the family..the risks ahead. save your money! (sot) "i think it is ridiculous. i just find it an astronomical amount of money for a cell phone."john matarese is on your side with ways to lower your mobile phone bill.. so you don't waste your money.you're

is your cell phone bill creeping up toward 200 dollars a month...or higher?consumer reporter john matarese is on your side with simple ways to lower that bill for the new year. year.but first, good news if high ticket prices were scaring you away from tomorrow bengals game. john? craig and julie.....were you hoping to score a ticket to the bengals-steelers wild card playoff game? if you have been on the bubble this long, i am on your side with some good news. news. prices are now plunging as result of tomorrow night's rainy forecast. thanks, steve! we are finding dozens of upper deck seats selling for $75 to $85, well below monday's prices of $120 and higher. lower bowl seats are down too. at $75 a seat, it may be worth grabbing a poncho and going.

buy back tends of thousands of cars in the us....because it cant easily fix their emmissions problems. problems.bloomberg news reports that it may be cheaper for vw to buy back diesel cars that violate air standards....than try to repair them.that means if you have a diesle golf, jetta, or passat, vw may want to buy it from you. if one of your new year's resolutions is to try to save money, one thing to look at is the phone in your hand. if you're paying more than 50 dollars a month per phone line, 9 is on your side with ways to rustle up a better deal. monica mautner's family has four smartphones, and is frustrated by her rising bill.... which now uns around 250 dollars a month. "i think it is ridiculous. i just find it an astronomical amount of money for a cell phone."she took a good first step recently by ditching her two-year contract. all the big phone carriers now offer no- contract plans, and opur partners at consumer reports

"with no contract plans, the access fee for each phone is lower and you have the freedom to change carriers whenever you want." so check other providers' plans to see if you can save. a consumer reports' survey found almost half of those who switched phone service providers in the past year saved 20 dollars or more a month. month."pay particular attention to your data because that is hands-down the most expensive part of any bill." if you stream a lot of videos, consider t-mobile, which allows you to stream from netflix, hbo, and hulu without using up data. but a caution before switching> switching>"if you do change carriers, you may have to buy a new phone. and most likely at full price. fortunately, no- interest leasing and financing options are available to ease the pain." leasing is generally the cheapest option for people who like to have the newest phone. but you can also buy your phone with monthly installments. once you've paid it off, you'll enjoy a lower bill. so our on your side advice?

plans.lower your voice minutes if you don't talk much anymore on your phone.and if you are a low data user - about one gig a month, consumer reports says check out smaller carriers like consumer cellular or ting. ting.for daily consumer alerts be sure to like me on facebook or follow me on twitter, so yuou dont waste your money. while we still may see a few scattered showers tonight, mostly cloudy skies continue through tomorrow. the weekend may begin mostly dry, but a rainy bengals game transitions into light snow by sunday morning. this evening, hang onto the umbrella as a few showers will be around until midnight. temperatures will

upper 40s right through daybreak. now, let's talk about saturday for all you bengals fans. while we start our saturday forecast with cloudy skies and only slight rain chances, rain is likely to move in as we head into the evening hours. expect periods of heavy rain, especially during the game. in all, the tri-state could pick up nearly half an inch of rain on saturday. here's a better look

dragged by his hoodie.cameras catch what happened to a student at the hands of his own teacher.also ahead...

screamin', callin' my name, went to the bathroom and she was having a baby in the bathroom" bathroom"that's right... born in the bathroom. new at six... the challenges facing one

a georgia teacher is on administrative leave after some cell phone video surfaced. surfaced.it shows the teacher dragging a student by his hoodie. hoodie.the student's stepmom says the situation started when the teacher asked the 14- year-old student to remove his hoodie. he refused.that's when you see her pulling the student by the hoodie, and out of the desk.the student is okay and back at school.the district launched an investigation into the incident. its a gut wrenching story.. two parents o-d on heroin.. a few feet away.. their infant daughter is recovering from surgery. carol williams joins us with what's next for that family.. as we've been telling you.. the mother is now dead.. the father in jail. now.. their two daughters are at higher risk for a host of problems. what it will take to

and how did it happen?a loyal tri-state bengal family.. with a son who now loves the steelers. it will be high anxiety weekend in that household. new at six.. the

mother dead.. a father charged... their baby recovering from surgery. new at six... the toll this will still take years from now. track: a house divided - mom and dad love the bengals.. their son.. the steelers.sot: "go steelers" "what happened to you son? 3rd grade teacher" track: keeping the peace at home this weekend. track: born in the bathroom.sot: its a big eye opener, things can happen at any time, any place. track: the one thing a couple needs before their new baby can go home.you're watching nine on your side at six. good evening. first at six... your weekend.. the big game... and the cold... wet.. messy weather that's on the way. to make sure you have the latest... we go straight to nine first warning chief meteorolgist steve raleigh. steve. while we start our saturday forecast with cloudy skies and only slight rain chances, rain is likely to move in as we head into the evening hours.

especially during the game.